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  1. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  2. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  3. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  4. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  5. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  6. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  7. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  8. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  9. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  10. idyllic
    charmingly simple and serene
  11. medley
    a musical composition consisting of a series of songs
  12. mural
    a painting that is applied to a wall surface
  13. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  14. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  15. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  16. serene
    not agitated
  17. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  18. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  19. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  20. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  21. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  22. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  23. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  24. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  25. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  26. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  27. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  28. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  29. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  30. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  31. feral
    wild and menacing
  32. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  33. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  34. ingrate
    a person who shows no thankfulness or appreciation
  35. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  36. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  37. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  38. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  39. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  40. unpalatable
    not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
  41. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  42. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  43. remote
    located far away spatially
  44. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  45. unfettered
    not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains
  46. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  47. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  48. portend
    indicate by signs
  49. prophetic
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  50. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
Created on 二月 6, 2012 (updated 二月 6, 2012)

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